ANNOUNCER:<i>
Tonight on</i> Nightwatch... -BROOKE:<i> He started fighting
with us...</i> -(man growling) <i> ...then he just got this
ungodly strength.</i> You got a victim? -(gunshots)
-HOLLY: Watch out, watch out. Somebody is shootin' at us. -Get him. Get him. Get him.
-I got it, I got it, I got it. New Orleans Police Department! ANNOUNCER:<i>
In the city of New Orleans,</i> <i> there are as many as 1,000
emergency calls every night.</i> <i> These are the stories
of the heroes</i> <i> who risk their lives
to answer those calls.</i> <i> Police officers...</i> <i> firefighters...</i> <i> and emergency
medical technicians.</i> (siren wailing) <i> This is</i> Nightwatch. LANDON:<i> I think the
most important thing</i> <i> in someone's life
is having people close to you,</i> <i> people you can trust,</i> <i> who understand you
and who you connect with.</i> <i> Not all families
are related by blood.</i> <i> Sometimes you have
to build your own,</i> <i> and that's one of the best
things this work gives me--</i> <i> another family I can count on.</i> <i> I love my job,
but more than that,</i> <i> I love my brothers and sisters
on the night watch.</i> DISPATCHER:<i> Code 3 with fire
in the Eighth at 2247.</i> <i> That number is 3551, 3551.</i> <i> Code 3 on assist with fire
at 2248.</i> <i> Can we wait on Code 4
on channel one.</i> <i> At 230, 3219.</i> Let's do this. (siren wailing) -KEELEY:<i> 6210, I'm in route.</i>
-DISPATCHER:<i> 2136.</i> KEELEY:<i> So I'm in the French
Quarter. Call comes out.</i> I'm literally
right around the corner, <i> so I respond to it.</i> Worst part's gonna be
the traffic. The traffic down
in the French Quarter is a pain in the behind. DISPATCHER:
PD is on scene. KEELEY:<i>
It's a special challenge</i> <i> answering a call
on Bourbon Street,</i> <i> because there's usually
a really big crowd.</i> <i> They're just having
a good time drinking</i> and in another world. (indistinct radio chatter) KEELEY:<i>
So I get on scene and there's</i> a bystander helping this guy, <i> holding some bar towels</i> <i> on his head
where he's bleeding.</i> What's your name baby? Zach, you know what
happened to you? You know what year we're in? You forgot? That's all right. He did get hit. All right. <i>Apparently he had been punched,
fell, and hit his head.</i> I've got to put this
on your head. Okay? <i> I want to control the bleeding</i> <i> and put a C collar on him,
also,</i> <i> just in case he has any
cervical injuries.</i> -(siren whoops)
-(indistinct radio chatter) Let's sit you up. Come on. So he hit this part of his head
on the curb? Was he unconscious after,
like for a few minutes? Well, we're gonna get you up
to the trauma center, baby, so they can get you all
checked out. Okay? Make sure you don't have
a head injury. He's got a GCS of about 13
right now. He can tell you his name,
but that's it. Okay. Doesn't remember anything
that happened? LANDON:<i> The number one thing
we need to do</i> is get him to a hospital so that he can have
a CT of his head <i> and see if he is
bleeding internally.</i> -Zachary, you been drinking
a little bit tonight? -Yeah. LANDON:
Where are you at right now? KEELEY: You allergic
to anything, Zach? Yeah, you did. You was knocked
out for a good while, baby. They said at least four minutes
you were unconscious. Take a big breath in and out. 'Cause you fell and hit your
face, man; that's why. When you got punched, you fell
forward and hit your head. Okay? He's repeating a lot of things. <i> He's still confused.</i> <i>That could be alcohol, and that
could be a head injury.</i> <i> So I really, really want
to watch him.</i> You're in good hands.
We're gonna get you to the trauma center and get
your head looked at. All right? Big stick over here, my man. (groaning) -KEELEY: All right. You all
ready? -All done. -All done. BROOKE:<i> With this being
a trauma activation,</i> <i> we really want
to watch the clock.</i> We've got to go. We've got to
get you to the hospital. <i> Do you know what year
it is right now?</i> What year is it? <i> Do you know what city
you're in?</i> How old are you? 22? <i> His memory started
to come back, which is great.</i> <i> And hopefully that means
that he was just dazed</i> <i> and there's not actual
brain injury.</i> <i> Knowing that this patient
is the brother</i> <i> of one of our medics,
that's our family.</i> <i> So I feel especially
responsible</i> <i> for them and taking care
of their safety.</i> I know Christian. I worked with Christian.
He was on our watch. We'll get in touch
with your brother. Okay? <i> So I told him, I was like,</i> <i> I promise you 100% that
I will call your brother</i> <i> as soon as we get
to the hospital.</i> -(siren wailing)
-DISPATCH:<i> 3228.</i> We'll get in touch with... we'll
get in touch with your brother. DISPATCH:<i>
Yeah, 10-4.</i> <i> Christian, hey, it's Brooke.</i> <i> I've got your brother here
at the hospital.</i> <i> He was assaulted
in the Quarter,</i> <i> but I just wanted to be
the first one to tell you</i> <i> that he's doing okay.</i> (siren wailing) TITUS:
This cat's sitting outside of a bourbon pub. Sitting outside covered in boils, it says. All right, what does that mean? ♪ ♪ God, I love my job sometimes. You gotta just keep saying,
"I love my job." I love my job when we go to these calls. These must
be medium gloves, man. Well, they said large. Really? I'm gaining weight in my hands? That's 'cause there ain't
no space left anywhere else. There we go with the fat jokes, -huh?
-(laughs) (siren whoops) -DAN:<i> Here we are.</i>
-(radio beeps) TITUS:<i>
3220, we're there.</i> DAN:
Look at this dude. This must be him,
waving us down. Ah. DAN: What's up, man?
What's goin' on? And you want to go
in the ambulance? -All right. -All right, man.
Come around. Come around. <i> This patient's complaint
sounds like a rash.</i> That's usually handled
at a doctor's office. TITUS: How-how were you...
how were you self-medicating? Let me see. Oh, that's pretty disgusting. DAN:<i>
This guy has got an infection</i> <i> that's running rampant
through his body,</i> and it's not something that's
going to be fixed with peroxide. <i> He needs actual
medical treatment.</i> TITUS:
Oh, (bleep), I don't even know what all that is, dude. DAN:
How long have they been there? You haven't been put on
antibiotics -or anything like that?
-Yeah, that's what you need. DAN:
I got you. TITUS: All right,
let me see this hand. -This arm right here.
-MAN: Yeah. Well, look, uh, dude, we-we're gonna bring you
to the hospital. I've got to see
if you've got an infection. Where do you live?
Mainly on the street? All right, cool. DAN:<i>
When he tells us he's homeless,</i> <i> it becomes clear why</i> <i> he hasn't seen a doctor.</i> TITUS:
A little stick, brother. All right. I'm glad you called, man. You definitely got to
get that looked at. All right, brother. I've been working for 10 years, I've never seen that before. DAN:<i> Well, why are you
on the streets?</i> <i> That's what I'm...
I'm not putting that together.</i> <i> 'Cause you seem like
a cool cat.</i> (Dan chuckles) And when you started doing that? Yeah. Mm-hmm. <i> I feel for this guy trying to</i> <i> get his life together.</i> You know, sometimes our help
for a patient isn't just medical or physical, you know, it's emotional. <i> Just being there to listen
and help them</i> <i> through their problems.</i> Hey look,
we're about to roll up. DAN: I hope it works out
for you, man. You've got everything together
in your head. -You've just got to get the
resources down, man. -Yeah. Get-get back on your feet,
you can't... -can't be laying on the streets.
-Uh-uh. You just got to pull it
together, my man. TITUS:
All right. DAN: Pull it together and get where you want to be. MAN:
Yeah, you're right. DISPATCHER:
3232, 3229 and 6215. 15, I'm in route from Tulane. (sirens blaring) We get a call for a double 34S.
We got a male <i> and a female victim
that's been shot.</i> DISPATCHER:
3234 to Touro. 2347. Looks like PD is on scene
up there. 6215, I'm on scene.
NOPD's on scene. -You got a victim?
-(garbled radio transmission) They got a female shot,
just drove up at UH. -(car door bell dings)
-KEELEY:<i> Dispatcher's telling us</i> about a female victim, <i> just pulled up
at the trauma center.</i> <i> So we're looking
for one victim.</i> (garbled radio transmission) (gunfire) Somebody's shooting at us! You got a victim? We get a call for a 34S, <i> and we're looking
for one victim.</i> (gunshots) Somebody's shooting at us. -All of a sudden, gunfire
erupts. -Look out! Look out! KEELEY:<i>
We jump in our vehicles,</i> and we roll out. (loud, buzzing sound) Make sure you all let, uh, FD know they got shots fired
in the area, not to go on scene. -(radio chirps)
-What channel PD's on? DISPATCHER:
Should be channel four. KEELEY:<i> I see the police
racing towards the gunfire</i> <i> to try and secure the scene,</i> <i> putting themselves
in harm's way to keep us safe.</i> <i> It's hard not
to admire their courage.</i> (garbled radio transmission) -DISPATCHER: Standing by.
-KEELEY:<i> In 16 years,</i> I've never had that happen. Hmm. <i> It, uh, makes you realize
how vulnerable you really are.</i> -(radio chirps)
-All right. They're giving -a Code 4 right now.
-DISPATCHER: 10-4. -KEELEY: All right.
We all just be careful. <i> Once more police got</i> on scene and secured it, <i> we rolled in.</i> There's somebody in here? <i> The patient contact
and actually</i> <i> found a male victim
that had been shot.</i> Sir, are you injured? You got hit in the ear? Well, you've got shrapnel
in your head. Got pieces of bullet, pieces
of bullet in your head here and your neck here and your ear. KELLEY:<i> He was definitely
very angry and</i> <i> upset. Understandable
considering the situation.</i> -KEELEY: Want to get on the
stretcher, baby? -(radio chirps) Yeah, 3232 is going
to be transporting. You can clear the second unit. <i> We are gonna take him to
the trauma center just in case</i> <i> something has gone deeper
into his neck.</i> <i> We see life change in a matter
of seconds every day,</i> <i> but you don't ever think</i> <i> that it could be your life
changing within seconds.</i> -DISPATCHER: 6249.
-MAN: It's clear. KEELEY:<i> It just kind of
brings you back to reality of</i> how dangerous our job really is. <i> Definitely get the hair on the
back of your neck standing up</i> when you get out of your unit
and you hear gunfire. -It was close.
-DISPATCHER: 3229, I need a... It was way too close
for comfort. (upbeat music playing in car) CHUCK:
I could never pull over somebody that has
such great taste in music. -MARTY: Really?
-Go ahead. -Well, she's really in the zone.
-MARTY: About to do the... the Will Smith, like... -The Carlton? -I got to...
I got to stretch first, though. The Carlton? Man, I'll break my own neck
if I... (laughing) CHUCK:<i> Tonight my partner,
Marty, and I--</i> we're packing with Randy. MARTY:<i>
We're patrolling</i> down at the River Gardens. Especially in the summer,
there's a lot of <i> criminal activity
coming out of there.</i> Car just flashed
in front of my eyes. RANDY:<i>
I see a car speeding,</i> going too fast for this area, <i> also disregards
a few stop signs.</i> (siren blaring) MARTY:<i>
Randy lights 'em up.</i> <i> Chuck and I get behind him.</i> Bingo. MARTY:<i>
And the driver actually</i> <i> pulled over pretty quickly.</i> (garbled radio transmission) Stay in the car, man. RANDY:<i>
Anytime on a traffic stop,</i> people immediately
jump out of a vehicle, it kind of raises my suspicion. <i> So I immediately go
to check the car.</i> Your window don't go down? I know. Why do...? You're going kind of fast, and you've got them babies
in there like that, man. Yeah, yeah, man. And you don't have
a driver's license? No? All right,
nothing illegal in the car, huh? You sure? Nothing on you? CHUCK:<i>
The driver of the vehicle</i> looked like he just
got off of work. <i> He had his work shirt on.</i> <i> Seemed like a decent guy.</i> 6879. How old are your kids? Yeah, okay. (sighs) RANDY:<i> Run his name,
find out he has an</i> open warrant for <i> damage to property and</i> <i> unauthorized entry
of a residence.</i> Where are you headed? Where's home? Turn around for right now,
all right? Well, you've got
a few warrants, man. -Burglary.
-Uh-uh! -Criminal damage to property.
-Uh-uh. You had some domestic case
or something? Y'all got into it? You got somebody you can call
to come get your, uh...? Yeah, yeah.
Where's your phone at? Right here, sir. Hello? MARTY:<i> We didn't want
to call Child Services</i> <i> for these kids.
We want them</i> to be able to go home
in a comfortable environment. -Thank you, sir. Thank y'all.
-Yeah, no problem. CHUCK:<i> Coming from
a very large family,</i> I know that siblings fight. <i> But the charges were filed,</i> <i> and unfortunately,
he has to go to jail.</i> (horn honking) All right, let's walk
over here real quick. RANDY:<i> His wife
and brother show up to</i> take the vehicle and the kids. Want to holler at your brother
right quick? It ain't. It ain't, man.
It ain't. This man had no choice
because when they come down, they want the report
for that door. Okay? Or they're going
to put him out. MARTY:<i> We were able to help
the suspect's brother explain</i> <i> that the charges filed
were not personal.</i> <i> The property manager
didn't give him a choice.</i> Yeah, just misdemeanor charge
recom... All right. Y'all good? -All right, bro.
-All right, bro. Mm-hmm. CHUCK:<i> Before he went to jail,
him and his brother</i> <i> had a chance
to have a heart-to-heart.</i> <i> Family is important,
especially in New Orleans.</i> It felt really good
to get those two brothers back on the same accord. <i> I'm guessing there won't be</i> <i> any hard feelings between 'em</i> <i> when it's all settled.</i> Your brother's gonna go to court and drop the charges, but you probably gonna
have to show that you paid for the door. (radio chirps) DISPATCHER:
3232. (siren blaring) HOLLY:<i>
Well, all right then.</i> Let's see
what's going on over here. You know what?
I really do wish that -I could talk like the Godfather
at times and just... -Mm-hmm. -keep it real with people.
-Mm-hmm. You really don't need
to go to the hospital -for this broken toe.
-Yeah. What you need to do is
drink a cup of coffee -and just let it be.
-(laughing) Take some Tylenol,
lay down in your bed... I have a proposition for you. -...and forget about it.
-(laughing) -Forget about it.
-Forget about it. -(radio chirps)
-NICK: 3232 on scene. Oh, Lord have mercy. NICK: He got the (bleep)
kicked out of him. Hey, what happened? -Dude.
-I know... What did he hit you with? Fists? He had been hit in the face
many times with a fist, <i> got swollen eyes,
possibly a facial fracture.</i> Damn. You having any neck
or back pain? Just your face?
Well, I see your finger. It might be broken.
All right, come... come hop back here real quick. <i> Somebody really
beat this guy up.</i> He looks like
he's had a rough night. Over here, baby.
Put your head back for me. -(garbled radio transmission)
-You got all your teeth? -(radio chirps)
-Damn. (garbled radio transmission) So your... that finger
wasn't like that before? So one of his fingers is broken,
as you can see. NICK:<i> The guy was telling us
he was trying</i> <i> to fend off everybody
that was robbing him, and,</i> unfortunately,
everything he had was taken. You didn't get knocked out, huh? Bae, you need stitches. You need stitches
and a CAT scan. I don't think you're gonna
be going to work, baby. Eye's gonna be swollen shut. And your finger's broke.
You have any medical problems? Okay. -All right, 112/60.
-Beautiful. HOLLY:<i>
With injuries this severe,</i> <i> there's a high chance</i> that he may have
some bleeding on the brain. NICK:<i>
So, what was all this about?</i> All right. NICK:<i> This guy's lucky
he's not in worse shape.</i> <i> He didn't get any licks in,
he didn't move out of the way,</i> <i> he didn't run--
so you could tell</i> pretty much at some point he'd stood toe-to-toe
with this person <i> that pretty much
whupped his ass.</i> All right. Look at me. Turn your head. Okay, cool. (siren whooping) HOLLY:<i>
3232 at Baptist.</i> <i> I think with this guy,</i> <i> the possibilities
are kind of endless-- with that</i> <i> major head trauma, I think
they're gonna have to watch him</i> <i> and make sure he has
no bleeding on the brain.</i> He could have facial fractures.
I mean, this guy could either be looking
at a couple of ice packs <i> and a visit to the eye doctor</i> <i> or several major surgeries.</i> DISPATCHER:<i>
3219...</i> (siren wailing) -Don't be touching my buttons,
girl. -I'm gonna push -as many buttons
as I want to push. -(laughs) -That's all I do. Um...
-All right. So, we're going for a man down. I wonder what this could be. LANDON:<i>
We get a call for a man down.</i> In New Orleans,
that's a call that we get... <i> -constantly. -I want
to actually track in one year</i> -how many times
we say "man down." -Oh, God. -Yeah. -I don't even think
I could count that high. BROOKE:<i> And there's
always that question of,</i> <i> is it gonna be
one of our regulars?</i> Will we know
their first and last name, and possibly date of birth, -off the top of our heads?
-Right? Oh, we have a flagger. -On scene.
-LANDON: What's up? LANDON:
Okay. DISPATCHER:
4059. LANDON:
They think he took Molly. -Big boy. -LANDON:<i> So we wheeled
the stretcher over there,</i> <i> and there's private security</i> on scene and NOPD on scene. -BROOKE: Hey, man.
-LANDON: Hey, can you hear us? Hey, man. What happened? Do you remember what happened? This is a big dude. <i> He's... he...
I mean, he outweighs</i> <i> both of us put together.</i> BROOKE: He's going to need
a CT of the head. Hey, let her help you, man.
Let her help you. -LANDON: He's going to be
a trauma activation. -Yeah. LANDON:
Hey, bud. Hold still. We got to take you
to the hospital, man. BROOKE:<i> He just got
this ungodly strength...</i> (man growling) ...started fighting with us. BROOKE:
3232, combative patient delay. (man growling) (man growling) We get a call for a man down,
Code 2. <i> He's got a very large hematoma
to his head.</i> <i> Then he just got this,
like, ungodly strength,</i> <i> started fighting with us.</i> Stop, stop, stop. 3232, combative patient delay. (man growling) <i> So is he combative because
he has a head injury?</i> <i> Is he combative
because he's drunk?</i> <i> Is he combative because</i> he's on a substance? You mugged me, (bleep)! -(mumbling, swearing)
-LANDON: No, stop. BROOKE: It would be better
if I'm going to tie it. (man growling) <i> I'm not concerned
about only myself.</i> I'm concerned about this guy <i> who has a potentially
bad injury.</i> <i> That's why we restrained him.</i> <i> I don't want him
hurting himself.</i> LANDON:
Y'all get his legs. (man growls) LANDON:
Oh, my God. <i> He broke some of
the restraints.</i> He was that strong that he could
just break the restraints. BROOKE: Yeah, let's just get one
extremity at a time. -(man growling)
-Can we...? We got to get him
on the stretcher, too. BROOK:<i> It took six of us
to hold him down</i> <i>until Landon could successfully
tie down all four extremities.</i> Okay. LANDON:<i>
We finally get him all tied up,</i> <i>and we finally get him boarded.</i> We grab four corners. -Somebody hold the stretcher...
-Mm-hmm. ...and we're just all
going to go straight up. One, two, three. LANDON:<i> It takes multiple people
to lift him because</i> he probably weighs 280 pounds <i> of solid muscle.</i> BROOKE: So everything I see
so far is all facial. I don't see any trauma
anywhere else. (growling) LANDON:<i>
We get him into the ambulance,</i> and he's just <i> continuing to struggle,</i> <i> continuing to fight.</i> (man growls loudly) BROOKE:
Ooh, look at that heart rate. Here's some oxygen, buddy. Breathe deeply, okay? -BROOKE: Be still.
-Hold still, buddy. -BROOKE: God, look at the size
of his arms. -LANDON: Is it in? BROOKE:
Yeah. (indistinct radio transmission) BROOKE:
3232, Code 3 University. Can you relax this arm for me? There we go. Good job. Buddy, what did you
take tonight? You didn't do no drugs? LANDON:<i> People, when we ask that
in the ambulance,</i> they think, you know,
"I'm going to get in trouble." <i> I'm not here
to get you in trouble.</i> I'm just trying to help you. <i> We really want to find out</i> if there is a chemical reason
that you're acting like this, <i> as opposed to this is
a traumatic brain injury.</i> Hey, this is Landon on 3232. I have an approximately
30-year-old male patient. We're coming in Code 3,
trauma activation. Possible 966 on board.
Not sure. Heart rate's 160,
blood pressure of 168. We'll see you in a minute. (man growls) <i> We're on the way
to the hospital,</i> and he was just struggling
to get out of these restraints <i> the entire time.</i> (yells) LANDON:
What's going on? You all right? (growls) And you didn't do any drugs
tonight? -(growls wildly)
-Stop it. BROOKE:<i>
We're at hospital.</i> There's no way of telling what the outcome of this patient
is going to be. <i> If it's a head bleed
or a traumatic brain injury</i> <i>causing his behavior right now,</i> <i> he could have lifelong defects
from it.</i> He's up. He's was talking. A little confused. <i> Hopefully it's just drugs.</i> <i>If that's the case, by tomorrow
it'll be out of his system,</i> and he'll just have
a big bruise on his head. -BROOKE: My line still good?
-Yeah. (growls) BROOKE:
He admit to taking anything? LANDON:
Nope, still denying it. (man growling) ♪ ♪ You eat a little chicken there. Get you nice and strong
when you get older. It's so in, like, 12 years, -when I'm 40 like you...
-Right. -...I'm not all... -Bloated?
-Right. Well, my momma said -I'm just big-boned.
-(chuckles) Ooh-whoo, this has got
some kick to it. You want a bite? -If you do, I'll feed it to you.
-Nah, I'm good. Wouldn't look right for a grown
man to feed another grown man. -(laughs)
-Tell ya. DAN:<i> Titus and I are dispatched
to a motor vehicle accident</i> in a weird little area-- it's
only, like, a one-block street, <i> so we didn't expect it
to be that big a deal.</i> 3220 on scene. Damn. DAN:<i>
But when we arrive,</i> it is definitely a lot worse
than we anticipated. TITUS:
Damn, man. What happened? Oh, (bleep). TITUS:
Damn, man. What happened? <i> Dan and I,
we receive a call for MVC.</i> Holy (bleep). The car was totally damaged <i> and two injured victims</i> <i> are still inside the vehicle.</i> What's your name, my man? All right, brother. This is what I'll do. I'm going to stick
this board right here, and we're going
to slide you out. We all got you.
What's hurting you? -Your neck?
-Yeah. <i> One of the cats, you know, he
was complaining of neck pain,</i> so that's always something
that you want to look out for. -Slide your hips on.
Slide your hips over... -There you go.
-There you go. TITUS:<i>
One wrong move, you know,</i> and he could be paralyzed. We're going to lay you
flat back, okay? And I'm like, be still. We got you.
Now we're gonna slide you back. DAN:
Gonna slide you back. -(Titus grunts)
-Okay. I'm gonna put something
on top of your head. All right? Do you remember the accident? TITUS:
All right. What's hurting you, dude? All right, then. DAN:<i>
The other patient</i> <i> involved in the accident</i> <i> was also complaining
of some neck pain,</i> <i> but he was already ambulatory,</i> <i> so we just tell him to go
to the truck to kind of</i> see if we can figure out
what's going on. A couple bumps, all right, man? Not like the one
you already experienced, though. Watch your feet, my man. Okay, there you go. TITUS:
Now look, my man. I'm going to have to do
an assessment on you, all right? -Do you feel me pushing you?
-Yeah. All right. Nah, but I just got to see
if you have any broke-- DAN: Make sure you're not...
something that he missing. -You know what I mean? -Yeah,
that you just ain't missing. DAN:<i>
Since we've got two patients,</i> <i> we want to take care of the
more severely injured one first</i> <i> before we take care of
the other one.</i> TITUS: And you've got the hurt
in your neck? Right. Yeah. DAN:
What?! You a blessed man, man. Uh, I'm-a ease over there, man. -Really easy. All right.
-Yeah, let's do that. TITUS:<i>
How y'all partners--</i> y'all came up together? You know what, I love that. I... Yeah. <i> These dudes, man, they
remind me of me and my boys</i> <i> when we was coming up,
you know.</i> Did everything together. That's a good attitude to have,
man. Like, it kind of relates
to how me and Dan is. You know, we're together
all the time. <i> He gets on my nerves a lot,
but I'm sure I get on his.</i> We're right around
the corner from you. We'll be there in a few minutes. But we still have love
for each other. We're brothers. <i> Seeing that in these young
dudes, you know, just knowing</i> <i> that they appreciate that,
and as life goes on,</i> <i> you know,
having that certain person</i> that you can turn to will
carry you a long way in life. I'm-a take all this stuff off
you 'cause I got you straight. Right. You think we knew each other
in a past life? -Yes. Yes. Feel like...
-Yeah? I feel like I'd worked
100 calls with you on our very first call.
We just... like, our calls went that
smoothly from the beginning. -It's kind of awesome.
-I feel that. -I feel that.
-(radio chirps) DISPATCHER:<i> 3355.</i> BROOKE:<i> All right,</i> <i> so we're responding to a</i> 35-year-old male
complaining of chest pain. Keep going down past Royal. BROOKE:
3232 on scene. What's going on, man? How long's that been going on? BROOKE: Okay. LANDON: Why are you shaking?
You detoxing? Then that might
be you detoxing, buddy. Are you wanting help
with the detoxing? Is that what
you're wanting help with? Okay. We're gonna stand up on three. -One, two, three.
-(groaning) -There you go.
-Oh, (bleep). There we go, over here. BROOKE:<i>
It could be that he's detoxing</i> and therefore,
having chest pains, <i> or it could be something
more serious</i> <i> like an actual,
true cardiac event.</i> So we just want to get him
on the monitor as soon as we can and see what's going on
with him. So how long has it been
since you last drank? So you've had one beer today? And you normally drink a lot
more than that? Okay. Okay. So that's part of the problem. Your body is kind of like,
"Hey, I need alcohol." <i> We have a very large homeless
population in New Orleans,</i> and we know these guys
and we like taking care of them. So would you be interested in
trying to maybe get some help as far as, like, getting into
a rehab program or something? I want to do everything
that I can to not only take care of
what's going on tonight, but how can I make your life
better in general? Okay. I'm sorry-- only that much,
just that much. 'Cause I need to put an IV
in your arm. Look, I can't slide it up
anymore. Hey, hey. -Hey! Cut it out.
-Hey. Okay? Stop, stop, stop. Hey, hey. Stop. Stop, stop, stop. <i> This guy drinks daily,</i> and it can cause mood swings
and he's grumpy, so... <i> ...he gets angry with me.</i> <i> I can't take it personally.</i> <i> Hey, you can yell at me,
that's fine,</i> but I'm gonna still be here.
(chuckles) I'm gonna still help you and that's how we're gonna
run things here. I'm gonna drive you
out to the hospital now. Are you gonna stay calm? Obviously, but are you going
to contain yourself? No, but I will have
a police officer come over here if you're not. Well, do you want... You be nice. Y'all ready? Yeah. See you in a minute.
You be nice. The right side
of my chest hurts. I did an EKG on you,
it looks fantastic. -Okay?
-Yeah. So that big picture
that I took of your heart looks really good, okay? <i> Luckily, his vitals
are fantastic.</i> <i> But alcohol detox</i> is such a hard thing
and we really <i> need a long-term goal for him,</i> <i> and that is to get him
off the streets,</i> <i> get him in rehab,
and get him some help.</i> So look, we got a lady
that works with us. If you're willing to-- to work with her,
she can get you in rehab. Would you be cool with that? Everybody deserves to be
taken care of. Everybody deserves help and that's what
we're there to do. I'm gonna pass
your information to her, and if she can
track you down, which... BROOKE:<i>
I'm gonna try, though.</i> <i> She'll find you.</i> (siren blaring) NICK:
In the Fourth District, NOFD is on scene working a fire, and apparently,
a police officer is there requesting EMS
for unknown injuries. -DISPATCHER: Be advised.
-All right. -We can handle up on that.
-Yeah. NICK:<i>
Here in New Orleans,</i> <i> fire, police,
and EMS is very close.</i> It's a big brotherhood.
So, anytime you hear of a police officer
or a firefighter injured, then, you know, we're coming,
and we're coming quick. (tires screeching) DISPATCHER:<i>
Washington and Fourth Street.</i> Yeah, we do. (indistinct radio chatter) HOLLY:<i> We pull up and there are
fire trucks everywhere.</i> (dispatcher speaks indistinctly) HOLLY: Anyone know
where the police officer is? Over there? Okay. NICK:<i>
We get on the scene.</i> <i> The fire had been extinguished
at this point.</i> It's just maintenance stuff
that's going on to keep the fire out. What happened? Mm-hmm? Do you feel like
there's any in here? Okay. I need you to walk to the truck
over there, we'll clean you up. -DISPATCHER: Stand by.
-So, you climbing -in burning houses?
-NICK: Saving people. Okay. All right. I'm gonna to try to be
as gentle as possible, okay? <i> She saw this fire
and she saw that</i> <i> there was someone inside,</i> <i> and she broke a window
in order to get in</i> <i> and wake them up,
so that they would get out.</i> She actually saved a life
herself. That's bravery. Tell me if I hit anywhere
and it hurts, okay? <i> When I need someone--</i> <i> police, firefighters--
they're there.</i> <i> When they need someone,
we're there.</i> <i> There is</i> a sense of camaraderie that very few groups can understand. -You're welcome.
-Not a problem. Be safe. (indistinct radio chatter) NICK:
Some more heroic NOPDizzles. I don't know if I could do that. You know, as much as, like,
I love people and, like, I want to save lives, I don't know if I could go anywhere near a burning anything -and... -You'd be the one
that would be, like, standing in the back, like, getting a brick
off of the street and just throwing it
through their window. Just throwing it, right.
"Wake up!" (laughing):
Right. "You got to get up!" "I can't come anywhere near you.
Your house is on fire." That would be me. I don't mess with fire. That is what firemen are for, -and they are so good at it.
-(Nick chuckles) HOLLY:<i> Put the wet stuff
on the hot stuff.</i> <i> I ain't got that.</i> 1674, I'm not far from that. (siren blaring) CHUCK:<i> All right,
we're going to a 62-R</i> in progress, which--
that's a burglary of a house. Hey, we're about 90 seconds out. (dispatcher speaks indistinctly) I'm checking left,
I'm checking left. I'm checking right,
I'm checking right. Right, right, take it. CHUCK:<i>
Units responding, come in</i> with your lights off, please. (tires screech) (dispatcher speaks indistinctly) MARTY:<i>
We arrive to the location.</i> <i> It is a beautiful Civil War
plantation home</i> <i> turned into a B and B.</i> <i> The entrance gate
is closed and locked.</i> CHUCK:
Just about to say it. <i> This place is so big,</i> <i> it's hard to say
where the perpetrator</i> <i> might have entered.</i> Yo, stop, and watch the nooks
and crannies. Sometimes guys will poke
their heads out when they see headlights go by. Oh. DISPATCH:
Four, receiving a supplement. -(radio beeps) -CHUCK: Do you
still have her on the line? Can she open up the gate for us? Dispatch finally got
ahold of the manager to help us get inside
the entrance. Get in, get in, get in! (siren whoops) MARTY:
I got it, I got it, I got it. I got the front. New Orleans Police Department! CHUCK:<i> These situations
are very intense.</i> We're gonna have to clear
this place room by room. We don't know where he is,
if he's got a gun, or even if he's got a hostage. All right. Y'all move the kitchen. I'm gonna move on the right. (indistinct radio chatter) See? <i> We could even be
walking into a trap.</i> -(pounds on door)
-New Orleans Police Department! -(siren whoops) -MARTY: I got
it, I got it, I got it. -Get in, get in, get in. -CHUCK:
New Orleans Police Department! <i> We're doing
a room-by-room search.</i> <i> These situations
are very intense.</i> We don't know where he is,
if he's got a gun, or even if he's got a hostage. -(pounds on door)
-New Orleans Police Department! -MARTY: All clear.
-CHUCK: All right. Hey, baby. -You all right? So what
happened? -WOMAN: Honestly... You saw him through
these windows? -On the other side? Okay.
-On the other side. Dark skin, lighter skin? Uh, do you remember
any kind of clothing? I know that it had to be scary. We've cleared this place. I mean, every door
out of the 30 doors downstairs was unlocked. We arrived within minutes and cleared it. -(radio beeps)
-1674, -you can clear me from over
here. -DISPATCH: 10-4. <i> The burglar likely fled
when we got into the area.</i> <i> The victim was scared
to death and hiding,</i> <i> which makes sense
that she couldn't</i> <i> describe the perp very well.</i> (indistinct radio chatter) BROOKE:<i> NOPD is on scene
with a mental patient</i> who says he's not feeling well, and they want him checked out. That's what we know so far. LANDON:<i>
All we know is that he hasn't</i> <i> attempted anything,
but he's having thoughts</i> of suicide, and NOPD's on scene
requesting an ambulance. BROOKE: I do love driving by
your house when I'm at work and you're not and laying on the air horn. -It makes me so happy. -No, I
can hear you. I can hear you. All the time,
I hear ambulances pass, -and they'll just be like
(imitates horn). -"Landon!" -(Brooke chuckles) -You're gonna
take a right, right here. BROOKE:
3220, we are on scene. LANDON:
What's going on? BROOKE:
Okay. Come on, my man.
Let's climb in the truck. LANDON:<i>
He's alert, he's talking to us,</i> <i> He doesn't appear lethargic
like he took anything.</i> <i> So that's all good news.</i> BROOKE:
Have a seat right there for me. LANDON:
Any drugs or alcohol today? <i> But there's nothing medically</i> <i> I need to do for him.
This is simply</i> taking him to a safe spot
where he can get help. (siren wailing) LANDON:<i>
I'm Landon.</i> Is this new in
the last couple weeks or... I'm sorry. That is the one thing
I'm afraid of in life is losing my mom. I don't think I could. -So...
-(exhales) That's horrible. How old was your mom? Man, she was young. That's really young. <i> I could identify with him.</i> <i> You know, I'm not a very
fearful person.</i> But the idea of my mom dying
is, like, my one true fear. <i> It terrifies me.</i> <i> I would be in the same
exact position.</i> Do you have any
other family here? I'm sorry. How's he been doing
with all of it? <i> He was telling me about his
family dynamic,</i> and he was trying to
hold everyone together, and, you know, he doesn't have anyone
to lean on and all this stuff. <i> I just sat there and...</i> <i> felt it with him.</i> <i> We're extensively trained</i> <i> in anything that can
kill you quick.</i> <i> But a huge part of our job is
just connecting with people</i> <i> to help them
to see that there's</i> a human there
that cares about them and wants to have a conversation
eye-to-eye with them. I definitely don't think
suicide's the way out of this though. You've got a lot of life. A lot. Yeah. Your mama wouldn't want you
to kill yourself though. She'd come back
and kill you over again. -(laughing): Yeah.
-(laughs) <i> I don't say this</i> <i>about everyone in his situation</i> <i> or with his complaint,</i> but I think
he's gonna be all right. <i> He wanted more from life.</i> <i> I know he doesn't want to die.</i> <i> That's why he called me.</i> <i> You should be a paramedic.</i> <i> Have you ever thought
about doing that?</i> MAN:<i>
Yeah.</i> You should, it's fun. (birds chirping) LANDON:<i> New Orleans
is beautiful at dawn,</i> <i> right by the water is just
the perfect place to come down</i> <i> -from a long night.</i>
-(sighs) -We're done. (chuckles)
-Done. So that call we had with
the kid that was suicidal, how'd that go? Did he kind of tell you
what his problems were? He-he was glad he called. He saw a light at
the end of the tunnel. You could see that in him,
which you don't see in everyone. <i> When you can make a difference
in someone's life,</i> <i> I don't think there's anything
better in this job.</i> So you just made your year -with New Orleans EMS.
-(quietly): Yes. -What'd you think?
-I did. I loved it. Loved every minute of it. Can't believe it's over,
but at the same time I feel like I've been here
five years. -Right? (chuckles)
-It's... yeah. It's a crazy city, but you fit in so well. -Like, you just...
-(chuckles) Thank you. <i> This city really is like
no other place in the world.</i> <i> And the best part is,</i> <i> you'll never feel like
you're alone.</i> It was scary moving here,
but I... I feel it.
We are a family. We get on each other's nerves and we fight, but we're always
there for each other. (both laugh) Yeah, I've-I've found home. <i> Home to me isn't just a place.</i> -(Brooke laughs)<i> -Home means
so much more than that.</i> <i> A community,</i> <i> a group of people,</i> <i> a family to call your own.</i> <i> And now I have it.</i> (foghorn blows) CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY
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